Newcastle in numbers
- Coordinates
- -32.9295, 151.7800
- Population
- 508 437
- Region
- New South Wales
- Country
- Australia, Oceania
- Capital
- Canberra — 358 km away
- Same name
- 28 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
This page answers what time it is in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia right now, in the Australia/Sydney zone (+11).
Newcastle, Australia
Sunday, 18 October 2026
UTC+11 · Australia/Sydney
Local time in Newcastle
UTC+11 · daylight saving time is active
Newcastle keeps Australia/Sydney clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:10 AM Solar noon 12:39 PM Sunset 7:08 PM Daylight 12 h 57 min Night 11 h 03 min Civil twilight 5:45 AM – 7:33 PM
Weather in Newcastle right now
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Newcastle and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 2300
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in New South Wales
- Sydney 5 638 830
- Central Coast 346 596
- Wollongong 280 153
- Maitland 89 597
- Coffs Harbour 78 759
- Blue Mountains 78 121
Other places named Newcastle
- Newcastle KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Newcastle Washington, United States
- Newcastle Oklahoma, United States
- Newcastle Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
- Newcastle Wyoming, United States
Same time zone — Australia/Sydney
- Sydney Australia
Nearby places
- The Hill — 0.2 km
- Newcastle East — 0.8 km
- Cooks Hill — 0.9 km
- Bar Beach — 1.9 km
- The Junction — 2.2 km
- Carrington — 2.2 km
Newcastle: clock, sun and surroundings
Set your clock for Newcastle and it will also be right in The Hill and Newcastle East.
Newcastle accounts for 1 postal code.
The zone name for Newcastle is Australia/Sydney and the offset is UTC+11. Daylight saving time: Yes.
First light in Newcastle comes at 6:10 AM today; darkness returns after 7:08 PM. The day gives 12 h 57 min of light.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is observed in Newcastle?
- Newcastle observes the Australia/Sydney time zone, with an offset of +11.
- Does the clock in Newcastle move for summer time?
- Yes.
- What are sunrise and sunset in Newcastle today?
- Sunrise 6:10 AM, sunset 7:08 PM.